Tyler Seguin understood why his attempt to fill in for injured Bruins center Patrice Bergeron was terminated in less than two games. Seguin returned to his usual position at wing for Monday’s 6-2 victory over the Hurricanes, although with largely unfamiliar linemates.

Mike Loftus

Many portrayed his assignment to what would be considered a No. 3 line as a shot at Tyler Seguin.

Whatever it was or wasn’t, Seguin took Bruins coach Claude Julien’s decision like a man.

“It wasn’t working,” said Seguin, whose attempt to fill in for injured center Patrice Bergeron (concussion) ended early in Saturday’s second period at Montreal – just Seguin’s second game in that spot. “I can’t say I was shocked that it changed.”

Seguin began skating between Brad Marchand and Jaromir Jagr last Thursday against New Jersey and, while Jagr scored that game’s only goal, the new line didn’t seem cohesive. When it surrendered a goal on its first even-strength shift on Saturday, Julien moved Seguin back to wing, installed Rich Peverley at center, and pushed Jagr to a line with Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell.

“(Seguin) couldn’t have gone against a (more difficult) team, that’s really good down low,” Julien said. “The change was made for the right reasons. It wasn’t pointing the finger at him … we needed some experienced guys down the middle.”

Seguin always knew that Bergeron, his center for the past two seasons, took on huge defensive responsibilities, but admitted “when you’re in his position, you can really feel it.

“I was confident, hoping I could step right into that position and do a good job. But for the 31/2 periods I was at center, it just wasn’t working that well.”

Held without a shot on Saturday at Montreal, Seguin didn’t complain about where he landed when Julien shook up his lines for Monday night’s 6-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. He played right wing with center Chris Kelly, who had missed the previous 14 games with a broken tibia, and left wing Paille on a line that generated only two shots (one by Seguin), no points, and was on the ice for one of Carolina’s third-period goals.

Defenseman Joe Corvo, who never quite fit with the Bruins last season despite decent statistics (4 goals, 25 points, plus-10 in 75 games), has landed on his feet in his third tour of duty with the Hurricanes. After being scratched four times in Carolina’s first nine games, Corvo has moved back into a full-time role, leading the ‘Canes defensemen with 13 points.

“I’ve kind of refocused, stopped putting a ton of pressure on myself to perform – just relaxed,” Corvo said. “I think that’s made a big difference.”

Corvo never felt as comfortable in Boston.

“You come in after they win the Stanley Cup and you’ve got a coaching staff that doesn’t want to tinker too much with a recipe that was successful for them,” said Corvo, whom the Bruins obtained from Carolina for a fourth-round draft pick in the summer of 2011. “It’s tough to do that, especially when it’s just a one-year (contract).”

Corvo, 35, isn’t sure what’s ahead after his one-year deal expires. He thinks his career is in a better place than it was a year ago, though.

“I feel like I’ve been kind of rejuvenated,” he said. “I was kind of contemplating what my future was at the beginning of this season. I sat a couple games and it gave me a chance to think. I kind of had to go back and figure out what I was doing well that kept me in the league, and started to focus on those things.”

AROUND THE BOARDS

Bergeron was seen walking into the Bruins’ dressing room before Monday’s game … Winger Jay Pandolfo, who had played 14 straight games (no points), was a healthy scratch, along with winger Kaspars Daugavins and defensemen Aaron Johnson and Wade Redden … Defenseman Adam McQuaid (strained shoulder), who practiced without much contact on Sunday, participated in Monday’s morning skate but didn’t play … The B’s will see the Hurricanes again on Saturday when they visit PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., to wrap up the three-game season series.